Gbade Olaniyi has shocked an Ibadan Customary court with the claim that his wife, Olubunmi, beats him silly, and hence he wants a dissolve of their seven year old marriage.
Olaniyi, an electronic trader, made the claim when he petitioned an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan on Monday August 12.
“My wife has emasculated me. She has sent my friends and family away.
“Anytime we have minor misunderstanding, she gives me dirty slaps. In fact, she slapped me on Sunday Aug. 2, 10 days ago and tore my skin with her fingernails.
“She said she did it because I did not tell her where I went when she asked me. She has neglected her role as a wife because she leaves home for days and even months for no reason,” he said.
The wife did not object to the divorce.
“My lord, my husband has turned me into pauper. Our children don’t even have good clothes to wear.
“I sometimes leave the home because he never took care of me during pregnancy.
“I slapped him because he sleeps with a certain young girl named Shukurat in our house and the secret leaked to me.
“I got to know when Shukurat’s aunt attacked him in my presence. I also have evidence of the love messages and credit cards sent by my husband to the girl and how they have been going to the hotel together,” Olubunmi explained.
Chief Henry Agbaje, the court’s President, held that the evidence provided by the two were not sufficient enough and therefore requested them to furnish the court with more.
He also ordered them to bring their relatives and adjourned the case until Aug. 19 for judgment. (NAN)
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Edited by Edwin Nwachukwu/Sadiya Hamza
